2025 Master Builders and Asset Construction Hire Excellence Awards Commercial Buildings

This highly bespoke and design-led project included a raised walkway, dome, amenities building, and shelter, all requiring exceptional craftsmanship and innovation from RAM Constructions and their subcontractors. Despite the small footprint, the project presented significant construction challenges to meet strict function, accessibility and safety standards. Key features include curved off-form concrete roofs, a cantilevered skylight with decorative metal infill, curved steel windows, and detailed curved brickwork. Inside, accessible cubicles are finished to a high standard, with externally, a durable and visually striking handwashing area was created, incorporating curved seating walls and integrated stainless-steel benches.

Gugan Gulwan is all about community, culture, and connection. With its curved design and detailed finishes, it’s built to be both beautiful and functional. Aiming for a 5-Star Green Star certification, it is thoughtfully built and features a commercial kitchen, music and recording studios, offices, meeting rooms and community spaces to hold courses and workshops. Indigenous artwork is woven throughout the building, co-designed with the Gugan Gulwan community. Projex Building Group and CK Architecture have delivered more than just a building: it is a place of identity, safety and inclusion for First Nations Peoples.

LDK Amberfield is a world class seniors living community located in Weston, built to an exceptional standard by Construction Control. This first phase of the development features 52 villas with two or three bedrooms, and a shared clubhouse, offering both independent and care-assisted living options. With a brick veneer façade, high-level fibre cement cladding, a metal roof, and double-glazed windows, the villas are single-story steel frame and truss buildings. They have been thoughtfully designed with liveability, flexibility and style in mind, with judges commenting on the high standard of workmanship evident throughout.

The Australian War Memorial Main Entrance project combines heritage preservation with modern engineering. The complex underground expansion, located beneath the forecourt, enhances visitor access, security screening, and wayfinding. The spectacular glazed ‘oculus’ links the new entrance to the existing Memorial, providing a modern and impressive visual feature while preserving the site’s solemn character. Other enhancements include a 250-person theatre, function room, public amenities, orientation gallery, and bookshop. Kane Constructions successfully navigated heritage sensitivities, technical complexities, and stakeholder expectations to deliver this world-class facility.

The Canberra Hospital Expansion by Multiplex is the largest health infrastructure project delivered by the ACT Government. The 40,000 square metre, eight-level building features an adult intensive care unit, paediatric wing, and coronary emergency, surgical, and critical healthcare facilities. The expansion doubles the ICU’s capacity, delivers 147 treatment spaces for the new Emergency Department, and 22 new operating theatres. The design process involved extensive engagement with staff and healthcare consumers, and the building is Australia’s first fully electric hospital.

The timber staircases at the Australian War Memorial, constructed by the team at Details By Ned, are a blend of aesthetic beauty, function, and historical significance. Made from Spotted Gum and Blackbutt timber, they honour the rich heritage of woodworking and showcase the inherent value of timber in modern design. The staircases were handcrafted using tools passed down from the Director’s grandfather, connecting the project to a personal history of craftsmanship and trade. The project’s timeless design and enduring materials will continue to serve the Memorial and its visitors for years to come, preserving its legacy.